Frederick County, MD - WILL:  Charles Wood, Sr. 1787

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Submitted by:  David W. Morgan dmorgan@efn.org
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1787 Frederick County, Maryland Will of Charles Wood, Sr.

In the name of God, Amen.  I, Charles Wood, Senr., of Frederick County in
the State of Maryland, Farmer, being sick and weak in body but of sound
disposing mind, memory , and understanding and calling to mind the
uncertainty of this life; and that it is appointed for all men once to
die.  And that consequently, it is necessary to settle of my worldly
affairs whilst I am in a capacity and proper frame of mind to do the
same, do make and ordain the following my last will and testament, that
is to say,

IMPRIMES, it is my will and desire that all my just debts and funeral
charges be paid by my Executor out of my estate.  Item:  I give and
bequeath unto my loving wife Sarah Wood the privilege of  my dwelling
house on plantation, with my son John Wood, hereafter mentioned during
her natural life and the ??? of all my lands and also one Negro man named
Jack, one Negro woman named Henny and one Negro girl named Hannah, and
all the rest and residue of my personal estate after payment of debts and
funeral charges above mentioned and after payment and deduction of the
several bequests and legacies hereafter devised.  Item:  I give and
bequeath unto my eldest daughter Mary Clary one Negro girl named Ruth to
her and her heirs forever.  Item:  I give and bequeath unto my eldest son
Charles Wood five pounds current money to be paid by my Executors out of
my estate.

Item:  I give and bequeath unto my son Benjamin Wood twenty-five pounds
current money to be paid by Executors out of my estate.  Item:  I give
and bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Lamb, five pounds current money to be
paid by my Executors out of my estate.

Item:  I give and bequeath unto my son Basil Wood part of my lands called
The Grove beginning at a marked red oak sapling standing on or near John
Bright Well^Òs land and running thence South twenty nine degrees west one
hundred and thirteen ??? South eighty five degrees east ??? ??? South
seven degrees West thirty six perches South ??? two degrees East to
strike the outlines of the whole survey so as to include the land ???, at
the South East end of the whole tract and now distinguished on the plat
of said land by number One to him my said son Basil Wood, his heirs and
assigns for ever.

Item:  I likewise give and bequeath unto my said son Basil Wood and his
heirs one Negro boy named Jack and four head of sheep.  Item:  I give and
bequeath to my son Peter Wood and his heirs one Negro girl named Sarah,
and one young mare colt, the foal of a mare called Taddy.  Item:  I give
and bequeath unto my son Henry Wood part of my Land called The Grove
beginning at a bounded ??? on the East side of the spring branch running
down from the old dwelling and running thence south twenty degrees West
seventy perches to a marked white oak sapling South eighty degrees East
thirty two perches to a marked white oak tree South ten degrees west to
strike the outlines of the whole ??? in their beginning at the far
boundary ??? and running thence north sixty five degrees west eight
perches to the marked oak saplings north twenty six degrees east seventy
perches to ??? marked ?Gum ?Gribbs South sixty degrees West to strike the
outlines of the whole tract and distinguished on the plat by number Two
to him my said son Henry Wood, his heirs and assigns forever.

Item:  I likewise give and bequeath unto my said son Henry Wood and his
heirs one Negro boy, named Tom, and one cow and calf.  Item:  I give and
bequeath unto my son John Wood all the ??? of my said lands called The
Grove not already ??? or disposed of including my dwelling plantation ???
to my wife as before mentioned, lying and being The Grove wherever it may
??? be the quantity more or less, unto him my said son John Wood, his
heirs and assigns forever.  Item:  I give and bequeath unto my daughter
Ursla Wood and her heirs one Negro girl called Peg, one best bed and
furniture and one cow and calf.  And lastly I do constitute and appoint
my said loving wife and my son Basil Wood by Executrix and Executor of
this my said will, hereby revoking and making void all former and other
will or will by me heretofore made, declaring this and no other to be my
last will and testament.  In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed by seal this seventeenth day of April in this year of
our Lord God One Thousand seven hundred and eighty seven.  Signed, sealed
, and acknowledged by the Testator to be his last will and testament in
presence of us ??? subscribers ??? ??? in his presence and at his request
and in the presence of each other.  Richard Simpson, Junr., Richard
Coale, John Hammond.

Frederick County, August 22, 1787.  Then came Sarah Wood and Basil Wood
and made oath that the foregoing instrument of writing is the true and
whole will and testament of Charles Wood, late of Frederick County,
deceased, that hath come to their hands and profession and that they doth
not know of other.  Geo. Murdock, Reg.

Frederick County, August 22, 1787.  Then came Richard Simpson, Jr. And
John Hammond, two of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last will
and testament of Charles Wood, late of Frederick County, deceased, and
made oath that they did see the testator therein named sign and seal this
will that they heard him publish, pronounce, and declare the same to be
his last will and testament that at the time of his doing he was to the
best of their apprehensions of a sound and disposing mind, memory, and
understanding that they respectively subscribed their names a witnesses
to this will in the presence and at the request of he testator and that
they did also see Richard Cole, the other subscribing witness sign his
name as witness ? in the presence and at the request of the testator, and
all in the presence of each other.  Geo Murdock, Reg.